Process Server Assault Map Reaches 50 Documented Assaults

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Having all of this information displayed on the map gives us a pretty powerful visual of how big of an issue this really is.

Denver, CO (PRWEB)January 31, 2013

As process servers continue to face emotional and sometimes violent situations while on the job, new incidents are still being recorded on the Process Server Assault Map, a visual element of the PAAPRS (Promoting Assault Awareness and Protective Regulations for Servers) campaign that provides a snapshot view of process server assault across the country. The number of incidents recorded has now surpassed 50 reports, with assaults recorded across 19 states: Washington, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Illinois, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Florida, Maryland, New York, and Rhode Island.

Recent reports:
> In Arizona, a party being served a 5-day eviction notice pulled a shotgun on a process server and fired. The process server was not injured, but the responding officer refused to charge the shooter until ordered to do so by a supervising officer. The resulting charge was discharging a firearm in a residential area.
> A recipient of legal documents allegedly pointed a loaded shotgun at a New York process server’s face.
> Upon spotting a process server, a woman in California jumped in her car and backed toward the process server’s vehicle, hitting it twice before leaving the scene.
> A process server in Oklahoma was blocked into a driveway by the woman who was to be served. The process server realized when approaching the vehicle that the woman had a revolver and backed away. The woman left, but later returned and accepted the papers.

Other attacks range from incidents involving vehicles and guns to attacks with baseball bats, meat cleavers, and throwing the paperwork back at process servers, and alleged assailants include individuals, attorneys, a judicial candidate, a director of transportation, and a mayor. One process server death has already been recorded. If you have been assaulted while serving process or a recent local news story has reported a process server assault in your area, click here to submit an assault to the map.

“Having all of this information displayed on the map gives us a pretty powerful visual of how big of an issue this really is,” ServeNow.com co-founder Trent Carlyle explained. “Hopefully this will increase awareness, and help the PAAPRS campaign educate people about the role process servers play in protecting every person’s right to be notified of lawsuits and actions against them.”

About ServeNow.com:
ServeNow.com, a subsidiary of LAWgical, is the most widely used source for finding process servers worldwide. ServeNow.com assists lawyers, paralegals, legal assistants, and the public in locating local process servers and legal support professionals.